<p>@rabbitstew: Thank you so much! I really hope that I didn’t come across as though I was complaining, and I apologise if I did. I blame ETS, though, largely. They have been super helpful–not–throughout this process. Oh, I could write a coffee-table book of passive-aggressive phone exchanges with ETS. That’s probably what I’d title it too…</p>
<p>abyj85:</p>
<p>I’m going to wear a nice/dress skirt and tucked in button up blouse for my interviews. I’m not sure for the whole weekend, but for the other days I’m going to wear nice clothes that could border on business casual.</p>
<p>The big thing is:</p>
<p>Nothing really revealing
Look well put together
Wear comfortable shoes since you’ll probably be doing a lot of walking - tip I got from a graduate school when asked</p>
<p>@Elocin, </p>
<p>Thanks for the reply! I guess single suit with ties would be too much. Thanks!</p>
<p>I got an invite from the NIH-Johns Hopkins Graduate Partnership Program! I am really surprised and excited! Does anybody have some information about this program? The post-interview acceptance rate for example, or any other kind of information, like how the program is structured? I can’t seem to find anything on the internet.</p>
<p>What do guys typically wear during the interview weekends? The large majority of my invitations have said to just dress casual and comfortable, but I’m not sure what they expect to see. Thanks!</p>
<p>I’ve always interpreted it as business casual. The main thing is to look put together.</p>
<p>On gradcafe, I asked someone about their observations, and they saw everything from suits, to button up dress shirts, to nice slacks/skirts.</p>
<p>The biggest advice I got though is to wear comfortable shoes to walk in, as there will be a lot of walking involved. Not a issue for guys, but girls aren’t advised to wear stiletto heels or anything.</p>
<p>Interview at Caltech biology (end of last week)! Not sure if I should go-I would have to miss some serious class to do so. Any advice? I’m thinking of attending Stanford biosciences, Harvard BBS, and Berkeley MCB-is that too risky?</p>
<p>Bamboo, I think going to more interviews is better. Even if are pretty confident you’ll get into one of the three (if you are?), if you do one more interview, at least it will give you potentially more choices when you are hopefully choosing between acceptances.</p>
<p>At least it is just class, I am nervously asking for 4 Fridays off in a row to my boss that doesn’t know I’m applying… painful.</p>
<p>Oh, I’m pretty sure he knows you’re applying. It’s hard to keep good lab techs around, and when they start vanishing around this time of the year, it’s not that hard to guess what’s going on ;).</p>
<p>Bamboo Panda, I’m in the same boat as you. I’ll be coming home from Stanford on March 3 after a week and a half in Cali (I’m from Maryland) and flying to CalTech on March 6th. But it is worth it, because these are top schools and even though we are interviewing we are not guaranteed admission yet so we should keep our options open.</p>
<p>I’m just joining in so here’s my info:
I’m a senior at University of Maryland, College Park - Cell Biology and Genetics Major
GPA 3.62
GRE - V 163, Q 161, W 5.5
Research - 2 summers at NIH (one 4th author paper in Blood, one poster), 3 years in a translational fidelity lab in the Cellular and Molecular Genetics department (one poster, paper in progress), 3 years in UMD Gemstone Program on a gene therapy team research project (one poster, thesis in progress)
2 semesters TA, 3 years club leadership in a science advocacy and outreach student group
4 solid recommendations</p>
<p>Applied: Harvard MCB, UCSF Tetrad, UC Berkeley MCB, Stanford MCP, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon, U Penn, Columbia, Rockefeller
Interviews: Harvard, UCSF, Berkeley, Stanford, CalTech
Rejections: none so far</p>
<p>Hmm… has anyone heard from Stanford’s Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine program yet?</p>
<p>Hey y’all, so for those of you interviewing at UNC bbsp, apparently the post interview acceptance rate is around 80%!! Woohoo</p>
<p>Has anyone heard from Rockefeller yet? They’ve been surprisingly quiet this year…</p>
<p>@Elocin: thanks for the tips!</p>
<p>@bespoke: They really have been… They said they’ll notify people this week. Hopefully we’ll hear good news soon!</p>
<p>I received a Rockefeller interview invitation! :D</p>
<p>bassish101, me too! Which one are you going to? I’m going March 7-9</p>
<p>@MaryMir: Great, congrats! I’ll be going to the first one.</p>
<p>OK so I think I got rejected from Harvard already as they said </p>
<p>Recruitment Weekend Dates</p>
<p>If your application is recommended for acceptance by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) you will receive an email by January 22, 2013 and will be given the opportunity to visit during one of our two recruitment weekends (January 31 - February 3, 2013 or February 14-17, 2013). </p>
<p>and I still hear nothing (That’s for BBS)</p>
<p>This was from their website-</p>
<p>“Applicants who have not received an invitation to interview by January 25, 2013 should expect to receive a letter from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, regretfully informing them that they have not been accepted. These letters are generally sent in March.”</p>
<p>So there may be a few more days before its an official rejection than what you read</p>